elephant wrote:

whatever they (Apple) do, just having OLED would not be enough of a differentiator or game changer ...

Not sure it matters, like my post on Facebook in the "outsourcing" thread, people will buy it regardless. It surely will be well designed, probably will integrate Apple TV circuitry and, as everyone likes to be associated with cool brands, people will ditch Sony, Samsung etc to be the first to get a (proper) Apple TV.

Everything Apple is releasing is turning to gold and people love to be seen to be associated with success.

moxxey wrote:

Chris wrote:

OLED years off, I think not. Retailing with Samsung and LG middle to end of the year. 

That's still only speculation. Plus there will be limited sizes (32")

I'm no fan of being an early adopter, and personally won't touch OLED until it's had time to become established, but, what's with statements like the above?  Did you watch the report quoted?  2 manufacturers are clearly stating OLED sets available 2012 in sizes upto 55"

rednik wrote:

Did you watch the report quoted?  2 manufacturers are clearly stating OLED sets available 2012 in sizes upto 55"

Remember, I work in tech press. We write the reports. Although I didn't go, a lot of my colleagues were at CES. These reports (above) are from 13 Jan and are just the same things we've covered. As an example: http://www.techradar.com/news/television/oled-tv-what-you-need-to-know-1056228 with the key quote "don't be hugely surprised if both LG and Samsung's debut bigscreen OLED TVs are forever delayed"

There's a LOT of speculation from journalists and playing with words from PR. Plus PR like to further generate interest, very early, to keep their brands in the press.

TV manufacturers are falling over themselves to be the first to launch the "next big thing". HD took off, but 3D wasn't quite so successful. Now we're getting media centre TVs and next OLED. They're keen to get OLED out sooner rather than later as they see this as technology which will encourage HD TV owners to upgrade.....and TV manufacturers want us to buy new TVs.

Remember this is a B&O forum and our discussion should be primarily about how this will affect B&O. It won't, for ages. There's no way B&O will be adopting OLED for ages - I bet a 55" OLED screen will cost a fortune, as a 15" OLED TV is £1500: 

It would be horrible to think that B&O's big release of "Smart TV" was after everyone else had moved on to OLED!

Chris wrote:

A much more in depth for more detail

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9qjfrQLvdM

The YouTube is CES 2011 ???

"CES 2011 round-up from the AVForums team."

Uploaded by link on Jan 11, 2011

Oops sorry about that. There is a AV Forums 2012 video which I had recently seen so automatically thought this was it. Very good videos nonetheless.

Cannot B&O just re-panel these things with new Neo Plasma panels? Seems such a waste of a stand, speakers and chassis? I know it's a 5.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bang-Olufsen-Beovision-5-/250980784422?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_Video_Televisions&hash=item3a6f9ed926#ht_242wt_118